Turriff being not far away, we drove to the competition for what was to be a very mild, yet not too cold day.

after routinely relaxing, we got out our instruments and tuned up as normal.

The tone of the pipes was a bit flatter than normal, but it was true and mellow. P/M Dave didn't want to push the sound as there was a lot of moisture in the air. This proved to be a masterstroke, as other bands who had pushed it, were struggling all day. Everyone was confident, and relaxed which made our Grade 3 performance very good indeed however, we still weren't counting our chickens!!!

Grade 2 was a less impressive affair that seemed to drag a bit as people got tired.
The results at the end of the day were good though; 1st in Grade 3 and 4th in Grade 2.
With this being a North east championship too, there was a multitude of trophies. This gave P/Cpl Jobie the opportunities to pull rank and request that the Bass Drummer Kay marched in front of the band with the trophies while he took the opportunity of a lifetime to play Bass at Massed Bands (It was great fun and I think I should have won a prize for best Piper on Bass!!!).